Brined Pork Shoulder Cooked In A Caja China With Sour Orange Dipping Sauce Recipes

STUFFED PORK SHOULDER "A LO CAJA CHINA"

Steps:

• Remove bone and flatten meat so that it may be rolled. If the pork shoulder is very fatty, a small amount may be removed. Score fat well and marinate for a minimum of 12 hours in the sour orange juice, garlic, bay leaves, salt and pepper. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Line meat with ham slices, bacon slices, prunes and guava shells. Roll meat carefully to keep the filling inside the roll. Tie firmly with a butcher twine. Cover with brown sugar and 1/2 bottle of Malta and cook for 1 hour in the preheated oven. At this point, turn the meat, cover with the remaining Malta and cook for an extra hour, or until the pork reaches a temperature of 180 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer. Allow to cool and cut into fine slices. Pour the drippings over the meat after slicing the meat. Serve with the Fried Green Plantains, White Rice, and Black Beans.
• Preheat oil in a fryer or Dutch oven to 365 degrees F. Peel the plantains and cut into 1-inch pieces. Place into preheated oil and fry for 5 minutes or until they begin to brown. Drain them on a paper-towel lines plate. Flatten them using a Tostonera or the bottom of a metal can and fry again at 385 degrees F for approximately 3 minutes. Drain again and sprinkle with salt and garlic mojo. For softer fried plantains, soak for a few minutes in salted water after the first fry, drain and fry again.
• Yield: 8 servings
• Prep Time: 20 minutes
• Cook Time: 10 minutes
• Inactive Prep Time: 30 minutes
• Chop up the garlic very thinly or crush using a mortar and pestle or food processor with the salt to form a thick paste. In a mixing bowl, combine the garlic paste and juice, and let the mixture sit at room temperature for 30 minutes or longer.
• Heat oil in a shallow casserole and brown garlic. Take it off the heat and remove garlic from the oil. Add water and salt to the oil and bring to a rolling boil. Add the washed rice and stir. Bring to a rolling boil again, cover and cook over low heat for approximately 30 minutes.
• Yield: 20 servings
• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Cook Time: 35 minutes
• Wash the beans and soak overnight in the water. When the beans swell, cook in the same water until soft, about 45 minutes. Heat 1 cup oil in a frying pan, add onions, garlic and green peppers. Add 1 cup of the beans to the pan and mash. Add this to the beans together with the salt, pepper, if using, oregano, bay leaves and sugar. Allow to boil for a 1 hour then add the wine and vinegar allowing to cook uncovered for a while. Add the 4 remaining tablespoons olive oil just before serving.
• Yield: about 20 servings
• Prep Time: 25 minutes
• Cook Time: 2 hours 15 minutes
• Inactive Prep Time: 12 hours

CUBAN PORK W/SOUR ORANGE SAUCE RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• For pork, using paring knife, make small slits all over pork. Rub garlic in slashes (except 1 tsp for sauce later). Whisk together oil and 1/4 cup oregano in a large roasting pan. All pork and rub all over pork. Cover; refrigerate 8 to 24 hours. Remove pork from fridge 30 minutes before roasting. Season with salt and pepper. Preheat oven to 425. Meanwhile, for Sour Orange Sauce in large saucepan, combine 3 cups orange juice, 1 cup lime juice and 2 zests. Bring to boil over high heat. Boil until mixture darkens and is reduced to 2 cups, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in remaining 1/2 cup orange juice, remaining 1/4 cup lime juice, reserved garlic and oregano. Let cool to room temperature. Roast pork in preheated 425F oven 30 minutes. Reduce heat to 350F. Roast about 90 minutes. Pour Sour Orange Sauce over pork. Roast, basting every 10 minutes with sauce, until thermometer inserted in centre reaches 180F (82C), about 30 minutes. Remove from oven. Baste with any remaining sauce. Tent loosely with foil. Let stand 15 minutes before slicing. Serve drizzled with mojo sauce (below) Mojo Dipping Sauce: Mash garlic, chili, cilantro and salt into paste in mortar and pestle. Transfer to measuring cup or bowl. Add orange juice, lime juice, oil and honey. Stir to combine.